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(Application led Jan'. 27, 1898.)

(No Modal.)

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HERMANN FALKENBACH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COACHMANS HAT.v

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters' Patent No. 622,040, dated March 28, 1899-.

Application filed January 27, 1898. Serial No. 668,125. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMANN FALKEN BACH, a citizen of the United States, residingin the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coachmens Hats, of which the following is a specification.

Vaterproof hats-such as are used by coach; men of liverystables, families, te-'Were heretofore made of cassimere which was stiffened with shellac. rlhese hats were objectionable for several reasons, rst, because they do not sufliciently resist the influence of moisture, soon getting out of shape and unsightly, and, secondly, because under the combined infiuence of light and moisture they loose their color and become shabby and rusty, so that after having been worn a certain time they present a very disagreeable appearance.

The object of myinvention is to supply the coachmen and drivers of public and private conveyances in general with an improved waterproof hat that is not liable to get out of shape, nor liable to change its color, and that will outlast several hats as heretofore made.

The invention consists of certain features of construction to be hereinafter described and then claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a side elevation of my improved hat. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of theV same on a larger scale; and Fig. 3 is a front view of a piece of entire body of the hat is then covered by a layer C of broadcloth, which is first cut into proper shape, the parts being stitched together and then applied to the hat and ce- The body of mented on by heating-irons.

` known manner.

the hat is lined with theusual silk or satin liningD, which is pastedto the linen body B in the usual manner. The broadcloth'nsed for the covering=layer is made waterproof by laying a thin layer C of rubber on the under side and vulcaniz'ing the same in the Well'- This has the ,advantage of imparting to the hat a perfectly waterproof layer, so that the Water cannot penetrate into the shellac-covered linen body and so that the body cannot change its shape even when Y exposed to a drenching rain; nor will the broadcloth change its color under the influence of sun and rain, so that thereby a very durable and elegant hat for coachmens use is obtained. The same construction is also applicable to policemens, army, and other hats in Which it is desired to retain the shape and color of the hat and prevent deformation.

It will be observed from Fig. 2 that the layer of broadcloth, which is providedwith a layer of vulcanized rubber at its under side, is applied both to the upper and lower sides of the hat-brim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is-= 1. A waterproof hat,comp.osed of a sti'ffened and shellac-covered body, and a covering layer of broadcloth having a vulcanized layer of rubber at its under side and cemented to said body by the vulcanized rubber and the shellac of the adjacent surfaces, substantially as set forth.

2. A waterproof hat,composed of a stiifened shellac-covered body provided with a brim, and a covering layer of broadcloth upon the exterior of the body and both sides of the brim, said layer of broadcloth having a vulcanized layer of rubber at its under side cemented to the body and brim, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HERMANN FALKENBACH. Witnesses:

GEO. W. JAEKEL,l PAUL Gonrnn. 

